Dassanayake coached Nepal from 2011 through last December before stepping down from the role. He has been at the forefront of several highs, like helping them climb up the World Cricket League ladder from Division Four in Malaysia in 2012 all the way up to the top division in the WCL Championship. The biggest highlight of his stint, however, was their maiden World T20 appearance in 2014, where they beat Afghanistan and Hong Kong.
He briefly came back on a consultancy basis, coaching the team to two wins in the WCL Championship over Namibia in April. He also worked with the side during their tour of the UK which included a historic win over the MCC at Lord's, which he says was a great experience in their build-up to two crucial WCL Championship matches against Netherlands.
"Of course everybody was excited to play in that ground, and feel that set-up, but it was actually beyond what I thought," Dassanayake said of the MCC game at Lord's. "It was a great atmosphere with around 5000 Nepalese watching and cheering the team. Even though it was just another game of cricket, I think that atmosphere really had a big effect on the Nepal team. For an Associate, getting that experience will really help raise their game to the next level."
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